9/1/2023 0 Comments Thinkpad x1 carbon gen 10![]() The taller 16:10 display also means you need to scroll less through long documents, spreadsheets, and web pages. A 16:9 display makes sense for an entertainment-minded laptop because the wide display is a good match for watching movies, but it feels cramped when you are multitasking and juggling a handful of windows. It may seem like a trivial change, but it amounts to an enormous difference when working. The biggest change from the X1 Carbon Gen 8 to Gen 9 is a move from a 14-inch display with a wide 16:9 aspect ratio to a 14-inch display with a taller 16:10 aspect ratio. For example, the 14-inch HP Envy 14 weighs 3.3 pounds and the 13.3-inch HP DragonFly Max is smaller but is slightly heavier at 2.59 pounds. Plus, its 2.5-pound weight is light among premium ultrabooks. That’s a hair more than the 2.4-pound X1 Carbon Gen 8 version, but the added ounce or so of carrying weight is certainly worth it for the roomier 14-inch 16:10 display. It has passed a series of MIL-SPEC tests against environmental hazards and extremes. ![]() The ThinkPad X1 Carbon has toughness baked in to help it hold up in the field. You can configure the X1 Carbon Gen 9 with Windows 11, but our test system is running Windows 10 Pro. Both 4G LTE and 5G mobile broadband are upgrade options neither was included on our test system. We also got the baseline, non-touch, Full HD display, but there are two touchscreen options - one with Lenovo’s Privacy Guard technology and one without - and a non-touch 4K option. There are three solid-state drives available: 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB. Our review unit is packing the standard 16GB memory allotment, but you can double it to 32GB of RAM. There are four CPU options, two Intel Core i5 Tiger Lake chips, and two Core i7 Tiger Lake chips - with and without Intel’s vPro. Our test system features the top-end CPU offered. Measured weight: 2.54 pounds (laptop), 0.65 pounds (AC adapter).Left side: USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, combo audio jack. Connectivity: Right side: 2 x Thunderbolt 4, USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, HDMI 2.0. ![]()
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9/1/2023 0 Comments Sketchup 2020 portable![]() ![]() For social aspects that were once paired with Facebook, you can create-alongside your Meta account-a Meta Horizons account. This is the account you'll use for purchasing games and managing your library. Sort of like on Instagram, you'll be able to sign in with a Meta account that is completely separate from the Facebook social network. On the plus side, you no longer need a Facebook account to sign into the Meta ecosystem. Just try not to buy too many things from the Meta Store stick to purchases on a more stable marketplace, like Steam (which supports the Quest 2). If you're in the market for a VR headset, the Meta Quest 2 is still our top pick. You might not like that, given Facebook's less-than-stellar history of managing user data (not to mention how that data is used). Namely, the company behind it all is Meta (aka Facebook). It's troubling and doesn't speak well of Meta's confidence in the platform. I've never seen a game console or device go up in price after being on the market for a few years–unless it comes with some kind of upgrade, like the Nintendo Switch OLED. Unfortunately, the Meta Quest 2 has gotten a price hike, which is concerning. It has the best-in-class app store, full of games and apps purpose-built for the Quest 2. With Horizon Workrooms, you can set up your own little space away from the office and even invite coworkers to hang out and collaborate. It was built to be completely wirefree, but you can plug it into a powerful gaming rig with a single USB-C cable and experience the kind of ultrahigh-definition VR you can only get from dedicated PC hardware. The Meta Quest 2-the successor to the Oculus Quest, originally called the Oculus Quest 2-delivers great resolution in a lightweight body. Below, we feature both kinds of headsets. Plus, in the case of the Meta Quest 2, you can plug it into a PC if you want the extra graphical horsepower. You can bring this kind of VR headset to any room in the house without having to lug around a PC. It's more comfortable, you don't have to worry about getting tangled up in your own cables, and it's totally portable. ![]() ![]() But if you're looking for absolutely top-of-the-line graphics, and you already shelled out for a great gaming PC or laptop, then you'll want to go tethered.įor most people, myself included, wirefree VR is a much better option. You'll likely trip on them at some point too. There's no getting around the fact that cables are awkward to deal with, especially when you can't see them. The disadvantage is that you're, well, hooked up to a PC. Before we dive deep, there's one question you need to answer: Do you want a tethered or wireless headset? Tethered VR gives you more graphical detail because you're hooked up to a PC. ![]() ![]() Now that we've found the volume of the pyramid let's try to find its surface area. Great, we have what we came for! But let's try to dig deeper and get some more information. ![]() Now that we know the area of our base, we can use the volume formula from the first section to calculate that: From the formula in the above section, we find that: Using the notation in the calculator and on the picture, we have a = 6 in and b = 8 in. We'll try to follow the way the calculator thinks, and see how it arrives at the answer. Say that its base is 6 by 8 inches, and its height is 12 inches. Suppose we know how to find the volume of a rectangular pyramid. Okay, let's now get down to details and see our calculator in action. A scrupulous eye will notice that, in fact, among the four, we have two pairs of equal areas, and if the base is a square, all four of them are equal. ![]() Where the indexed A-s denotes the surface area of consecutive lateral faces. This way, we arrive at the not-so-scary-anymore formula: But worry not, my friend! As long as we know a and the pyramid height, we can calculate h using the Pythagorean theorem. We usually know a well enough, but h can get a little tricky. Let us now take care of the other faces of the pyramid and find the lateral area, A_l.Īt first glance, you might think that we might have a problem here since the lateral edges are triangles, whose surface area formula is area = (a × h) / 2, where a is the base length and h is the height projected onto that a, also called the slant of the pyramid. Observe that when we asked ourselves how to find the volume of a rectangular pyramid above, we had to know the base area of the pyramid, i.e., the value A_b. It seems that we weren't so far from the actual answer with our initial " probably a lot." Or roughly 3,390,339 cubic yards if you prefer imperial. ![]() Using the above square pyramid volume formula, we find that: Now we're left with the most fun part, counting! Yay, right? Right.? Moreover, we will need the height of the pyramid, so once again, we use our favorite search engine and find that it is 147 meters (or 280 Egyptian Royal cubits). (Also, in this case, please let us know how you do that pose that is on all your hieroglyphs because some of us have been trying to bend our hands that way since primary school, and we just can't get it right.) Otherwise, let's use the good old metric system – 230 meters. ![]() If you happen to be an ancient Egyptian, this is equal to 440 Egyptian Royal cubits. As you may know, the Great Pyramid of Giza's base is a square, so we will use the well-known formula of area = a × a, where a is the base side length. Note that we will need to know the base area. Volume = (base_area × pyramid_height) / 3. For example, if you are starting with mm and you know r and h in mm, your calculations will result with V in mm 3 and S in mm 2.īelow are the standard formulas for surface area.Let's begin with a question that may have bugged you for years: what is the volume of the Great Pyramid of Giza? Unfortunately, " probably a lot" is often not a sufficient answer, so let's take a look at the square pyramid volume formula to see what we're dealing with: The units are in place to give an indication of the order of the results such as ft, ft 2 or ft 3. Units: Note that units are shown for convenience but do not affect the calculations. Online calculator to calculate the surface area of geometric solids including a capsule, cone, frustum, cube, cylinder, hemisphere, pyramid, rectangular prism, sphere, spherical cap, and triangular prism ![]() 9/1/2023 0 Comments Phone projector wrist![]() It looks to me like they combined a real projected image (with the projector off camera and perpendicular to the arm/hand) and then add fake projector rays to try and suggest it came from the dummy device on the arm): See for example the following stills from their Dell’s videos (click to see larger image). One thing I will give them is that they did a more convincing “simulation” (no projecting “black”) and they say in the Ads that these are “concepts” and not real products. A million here, $500K there, pretty soon you are talking real money.Īpparently Dell’s marking is believing these scams (I would hope their technical people know better) and has show video Ads that showed a similar impossible projectors. Just when you think that Ritot and Cicret had found all the suckers for wrist projectors, now CrowdFunder reports that eyeHand has raised $585,000 from individuals and claims to have raised another $2,500,000 in equity from “investors” (if they are real then they are fools, if not, then it is just part of the scam). Cicret according to their website has a haul of $625,000 from 10,618 gullible people. While I have pointed out in this blog where I believe that Microvision has lied and mislead investors and showed very fake images with the laser beam scanning technology, even they are not total scammers like Ritot, Cicret, and eyeHand.Īccording to Ritot’s Indiegogo campaign, they have taken in $1,401,510 from 8917 suckers (they call them “backers”). They have obviously “Photoshopped”/Fake pictures to “show” projected images that are not even close to possible in the the real world and violate the laws of physics (are forever impossible). When I say scam, I mean that there is zero chance that they will ever deliver anything even remotely close what they are promising. ![]() Wrist Projectors are the crowdfund scams that keeps on giving with new ones cropping up every 6 months to a year. ![]() 9/1/2023 0 Comments Usher definition![]() ![]() This is something you want to be aware of beforehand as it may impact what you choose. Traditionally, the couple foot the bill, but they may ask for you to pay or for a contribution towards the cost. Make sure it’s clear who is paying for any costs involved with the suits – whether they’re hired or bought. As the usher, you will be expected to go suit shopping with the groom and best man, and attend suit fittings. Luckily for the ushers, most of their duties fall on the wedding day itself, so there isn’t much planning to do - although you may find the couple calling on you for extra jobs if they have a particularly small wedding party of the best man is unavailable. The role transcended into weddings and refers to the members of the couple's wedding party who show the guests to their seats. The term 'usher' originally derives from ushers who worked at old movie theatres, showing guests to their seats before the show. Usher Jobs and Duties After the Wedding Day.Usher Jobs and Duties On the Wedding Day.Usher Jobs and Duties Before the Wedding.If you’ve been chosen to be an usher and you’re feeling a bit baffled about what that entails, keep reading to find out about all of the roles of an usher from what an usher does at a wedding, to the difference between ushers and groomsmen just in case you find yourself doing both jobs! What Does an Usher Do? Usher Jobs and Duties Explained Couples will often base their decision making on the rule of one usher per every 50 guests, but the amount you have is entirely up to you. The ushers are traditionally chosen by the couple with some input from the best man, and are usually brothers, close male friends or relatives of either half of the couple. ![]() But what does an usher do? Whilst the best man role is always considered the main one in the wedding party – they don’t have to give a best man speech, for example – however the usher duties mean they do play a large part in a wedding. No matter how relaxed a couple might seem, in the lead up to the wedding and on the day itself, they're going to need their friends around them. ![]() 8/31/2023 0 Comments Tonka mini garbage truck![]() ![]()
![]() ![]() And Eshak and Majid are in continuing contact with Blackwell to keep him, in his own words, “in the mix, as it were, because I might have some ideas and things that can be valuable.” That seems likely to involve projects with Island’s catalog - “a lot of the stuff from 20, 30, 40 years ago that still sounds really great and really fresh, and hasn’t been heard,” he says - but the two co-CEOs are taking something just as valuable from the relationship, too. In partnership with Universal, he’s building a recording studio at GoldenEye that will be available both to Island’s artists and to the local community, so that Jamaican artists can also have a place to record music (one of several initiatives he has fostered at GoldenEye for the local community). Now, Blackwell, who hasn’t been operationally involved in Island in decades, seems eager to get back into the fold. Imran Majid, Chris Blackwell and Justin Eshak Courtesy Photo ![]() So many of the record labels don’t even exist anymore, and it’d be great if Island can continue to grow. “I was thrilled to meet them, honestly, because I’m keen that Island should continue to grow and evolve. “It was a great opportunity to meet two guys who have had a strong career already and yet were still young and vital,” Blackwell says. Now, with Eshak and Majid coming in, Blackwell is keen on seeing them continue the Island legacy. ![]() Before he left in the mid-1990s, he sold Island to PolyGram, the forerunner of the Universal Music Group, and has seen it shifted around into a series of umbrella collections, rolled up into the Island Def Jam Music Group, then unbundled into its current iteration - which has changed leadership several times in the past decade. ![]() He seemed very energized by it when we met him.”īlackwell, of course, has seen regime change at his label before. “But it was thrilling and very important to us that he did care, and that he is still very interested in the label and its future. “If I’m being honest, we didn’t know if he was going to care who we were,” Eshak says, sitting in the Island Records office in Manhattan. So when Eshak and Majid finally made it down to visit Blackwell, 85, for a few days in December, it was with a nervousness that comes with meeting a titan of industry, one who not only shaped the music business of his era, but was an inspiration to many who came after.Ĭhris Blackwell, Angélique Kidjo and Arvo Pärt Celebrated as Laureates at Sweden's Polar Music Prize An idyllic property, GoldenEye is also steeped in history - not unlike Island Records itself, the legendary label home to the likes of Bob Marley & the Wailers, Cat Stevens, U2, Roxy Music, Melissa Etheridge, Grace Jones, Steve Winwood and countless others during Blackwell’s tenure. The duo finally got the chance over the holidays, heading down to Blackwell’s Jamaican resort GoldenEye on the island’s north coast, so named because it also happened to be the place where Ian Fleming wrote his James Bond books through the 1950s. But there was one thing on the to-do list that was of paramount importance: meeting Chris Blackwell, the iconic mogul and businessman who founded Island more than 60 years ago in Jamaica and shepherded it through its glory years in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s before leaving the company. When Justin Eshak and Imran Majid accepted their new roles as Island Records’ co-CEOs last year, the duo had plenty to prepare for. ![]() 8/31/2023 0 Comments Dropsync pc![]() ![]() JR Raphael writes about smartphones and other tasty technology. That key opens up the app's complete set of features, including the ability to sync multiple folders and to have any changes be detected and synced instantly.Īs far as Android apps go, it's certainly among the best six bucks I've spent. For the full, unlimited experience, you'll want to grab the Dropsync Pro Key, available for $5.99. The free version allows you to sync a single folder at regular intervals. The thing is just jam-packed with functionality.ĭropsync is available as a free download in the Android Market. Last but not least, Dropsync lets you command tight control over the syncing process: You can set limits for the size of files that'll be synced, set syncing to happen only when you're on Wi-Fi, and set syncing to happen only when your phone meets certain power conditions. And rather than supporting only photos and videos, Dropsync lets you decide what folders will stay synced there are no file-type limitations. Dropsync, in comparison, adds true two-way synchronization into the equation: Files are synced both from your phone or tablet to Dropbox and from Dropbox to your phone or tablet. The app adds an awesome layer of automation that lets me seamlessly move from one device to another without any thought or effort.ĭropsync's features are pretty robust compared to what you'll find in the main Dropbox app - which, as of its most recent release, provides an optional one-way sync of photos and videos from your Android device to Dropbox. That's not all, though: I also use Dropsync to sync several other types of data, like screenshots (when I capture one on a phone or tablet, it's automatically available on my PC), APK files (I save one to my phone and can pull it up on my tablet seconds later), and various types of app-specific settings (saved on one device and instantly available on all the others). I use Dropsync to keep all of my photos synced between my Android phone, a couple of Android tablets, and my PC anytime I take or upload a new photo on any of those devices, it automatically shows up on the others. Dropsync works alongside the official Dropbox app to make it do everything you always wished it could do. The secret lies in the form of an unassuming little app called Dropsync. ![]() ![]() Parades: Celebrate A Dream Come True Parade įireworks: Believe. One Man's Dream II: The Magic Lives On.Disney Classics: The Music & The Magic.Sing a Song with Pooh Bear (and Piglet Too) (2003).Flik's Musical Adventure at Disney's Animal Kingdom (1999).Happy Haunting: Party at Disneyland! (1998).Sing a Song with Tigger (2000, not an official Disney's Sing-Along Songs video).Circle of Life (1994/1995 for countries outside of North America).Let's Go to the Circus! (1994/1996 for countries outside of North America).Campout at Walt Disney World (1994/1996 for countries outside of North America).I Love to Laugh! (1991) (a.k.a Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious).Ludwig Von Drake's scenes are reused from The Hunting Instinct, Carnival Time, A Square Peg in a Round Hole, Inside Donald Duck, Kids is Kids, Man is His Own Worst Enemy, and The Truth About Mother Goose.This video does not feature a reprise of the title song(s).The 1994 print featured the gold WDHV logo (with blue background), replacing the 1986 Sorcerer Mickey WDHV logo, which was a video editing error, but was bothered not to be corrected.Jim Cummings, during this time, had assumed the role beginning in season 3 of The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. The sing-along for "The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers" utilizes a new recording of the song, featuring the complete lyrics not present in the original featurettes, and with Paul Winchell reprising the role of Tigger.The "Everybody Has a Laughing Place" sing-along has a montage of various Disney characters laughing. ![]() This is fixed in the laserdisc, DVD, and 1994 VHS prints. In earlier VHS prints, the sing-along for "Bluddle-Uddle-Um-Dum" is missing the blue G-cleft graphic with the title.Known as Mary Poppins: Supercalifagilistico in Spanish, released in Spain.Retitled Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious in 1994, featuring new graphics at the start and new end credits.Sing Along Songs DVD Details : Greg Gold : 34 Minutes / Rating: Not Rated. Thurl Ravenscroft as the Singer (archive footage) Disneys Sing-Along Songs Theme Song (Regular Version) I Love to Laugh (Mary.Nick Stewart as Br'er Bear (archive footage).Johnny Lee as Br'er Rabbit (archive footage).Roger Miller as Alan-A-Dale (archive footage).Matthew Garber as Michael Banks (archive footage).Karen Dotrice as Jane Banks (archive footage).Ed Wynn as Uncle Albert (archive footage).Dick Van Dyke as Bert (archive footage).Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins (archive footage).Sellers with highest buyer ratings Returns, money back Ships in a business day with tracking Learn More Top Rated Plus +3.92 shipping. ![]()
![]() And, indeed, when my sigil stash became great enough, Elohim proudly announced that I was ready for salvation. It was then I decided that I would try to get all the sigils first and focus on the stars later. I randomly stumbled upon finding my first star in a Building A level, and was excited to do so, but after further bumbling around trying to figure out how to get to it (none of the tools at my immediate disposal were of any use), I gave up. It was up to you to scour the area to find where any might be hidden. Any puzzle area usually had between three to six sigils to find, and once you were in a puzzle area, signs directed you to each sigil puzzle. Signs, signs, everywhere a sign.Įarly on I was quite curious about these starred gates and what lay behind them, but my curiosity was thwarted by the fact that just finding the stars, let alone getting to them, wasn’t at all easy. As well, the signs in front of each portal that tell you what sigils lay within also note whether or not there are any stars in that area. Okay, so the stars themselves aren’t really secret, as each building doesn’t hide the fact that in addition to it seven accessible portals there is also a locked gate with a star on it. Getting to them – the sigils – required manipulating various tools to open paths to the sigil within each puzzle, as well as dealing with or avoiding harmful obstacles such as bombs and turrets.Īt the time of my first writing, I thought I was at least halfway through the game, but I soon found that there was much more to The Talos Principle than met the eye. Each sigil you find, Elohim purports, will bring you “closer to eternity.” Find all the sigils, and you can then fulfill your purpose to “attain eternal life.” The sigils in question all lay in wait within each of the main’s main areas. After awakening, you’re told by a voice recognizing itself as Elohim, the creator of you and the world, that you have but one purpose: to locate sigils that are hidden in each world. In addition, there was also a mysterious tower that rose high into the clouds, the floors of which held even more puzzles. ![]() Building C represented faith (ruins inspired by religious structures). Building B represented death (Egyptian-inspired ruins). Building A represented life (Greek-inspired ruins). The world contains three distinct areas contains with buildings. To sum up from my previous post on the game, The Talos Principle plops you, an android, in the middle of world filled with puzzles. The game presents an interesting future/past vision of a doomed humanity’s attempt to save itself. Its spatial puzzles are challenging, and successfully solving them is rewarding. TL DR The Talos Principle is an excellent game. I won’t reveal any in-depth secrets ahead, but there may be some unmarked spoilers, so tread as you wish. They say it’s never to late to learn, and with me and The Talos Principle, that saying resonated fully.Īlong with omg ur so stupid. ![]() After all, if it looks like a wall and smells like a wall, it’s a wall So when I discovered an unbeknownst mechanic late in The Talos Principle, it quite literally was a game changer for me and my stodgy brain. This experience sums up my time with the amazing puzzle game, The Talos Principle, only that, if I had been in that girl’s shoes, I would have likely died at that wall while waiting for someone else to take the first step. Or so we’re mildly led to believe, anyway. With this knowledge, exploring the labyrinth then took on a whole new meaning. With much hesitation, she walks up to the wall with her hands out in front of her, and discovers, lo and behold, there is an opening, hiding in plain site as an illusion no less. After visually inspecting the wall and believing that if it looks like a wall, it is a wall (onscreen, it does look like a solid wall), she’s told by another character things aren’t as they seem in the maze. ![]() In Jim’s Henson’s movie Labyrinth, there’s a scene where the protagonist (who is stuck in said labyrinth) is told that a solid rock wall contains an opening. ![]() |
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